He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” The sovereign Lord who commands armies has spoken.

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.